Impala are often one of the first species selected by novice bowhunters to hunt. The reason is probably threefold: they are readily available, are one of the more reasonably priced animals to hunt and make attractive trophies.
What new bowhunters do not realize, is that they are taking on one of the more difficult species to hunt because impala have super-quick reactions and are notorious “string jumpers”. So don’t take the impala lightly – the might prove a lot more difficult to harvest with a bow than you anticipated.

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2010 Hunting Season Update – Vol 5/2010

Bill and Dan (a first time Bow hunter) visited us in August and had a great time, harvesting over 12 trophies. Bill made an excellent one shot kill on a giraffe bull, which ran only 60 yds.

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2010 Hunting Season Update – Vol 4/2010

Johnny Steyn shot a magnificent lion, great shot on a great beast.

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2010 Hunting Season Update – Vol 3/2010

The couple that came to Africa as fiancés and left Africa as newly weds! Mickie and Janet the wedding couple.  The great Zulu “Warrior” and Janet the “Ndebele tribes maid” Mickie with his “impis” – Zulu Warriors. The way a man should be served—”Ouch”

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2010 Hunting Season Update – Vol 2/2010

During the month of May we had 3 groups from the USA.  Mickie Cockrell from ID and his fiancé Janet hunted with us for 12 days before they tied the knot the African way.  See our next newsletter for pictures. Janet’s parents joined us for the “African Wedding” and we spent 2 wonderful days in the Kruger National Park. Their safari was very successful with them harvesting 19 trophies!!!

At first Janet did not want to shoot a zebra until she found out it is NOT like shooting a horse or Stripes. She shot this fine stallion– well done!!

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Bowhunting the Burchell’s Zebra

Sometimes unkindly referred to as the “pajama donkey”, the Burchell’s Zebra is one of the most exquisite trophies any bowhunter could wish for. This is one time when size is really not important, as even a rug mount of a sub-adult is eye-catching in its beauty.

These animals are sometimes erroneously referred to in Afrikaans as “kwaggas”. The true quagga, however, while closely related to the Burchell’s Zebra, became extinct towards the end of the 19th century when the last living specimen died in captivity in 1883.

The whistling intake of breath, followed by the nasal “kwa ha kwa ha ha” whistling of these animals is one of the unique and captivating sounds of the African bush. It is thought that the name “kwagga”originated from the call. Inhabiting open grass plains and well grassed woodlands, this species must surely rank as one of Africa’s most elegant children.
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